noun
Meaning 1
The schooling of a horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dressage
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Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈdɹɛs.ɑːʒ/
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noun
Meaning 2
An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
An event or competition of the sport of dressage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- I'm competing in two dressages and a jumping show this weekend.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: equestrian sport
Narrower terms: curvet, vaulting, piaffe
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French dresser Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Middle French -age French -age French dressagebor. English dressage Borrowed from French dressage (“training”).
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: մարզում (marzum) — schooling of a horse
- Armenian: վարժեցում (varžecʻum) — schooling of a horse
- Bulgarian: обяздване (objazdvane) — schooling of a horse
- Finnish: hevosen kouluttaminen — schooling of a horse
- French: dressage — schooling of a horse
- German: Dressur — schooling of a horse
- Hungarian: idomítás — schooling of a horse
- Italian: dressage — schooling of a horse
- Italian: addestramento — schooling of a horse
- Italian: raddrizzamento — schooling of a horse
- Polish: dresaż — schooling of a horse
- Polish: ujeżdżenie — schooling of a horse
- Russian: объе́здка (obʺjézdka) — schooling of a horse
- Russian: дрессу́ра (dressúra) — schooling of a horse
- Serbo-Croatian: јахалиште — schooling of a horse
- Serbo-Croatian: јахаоница — schooling of a horse
- Serbo-Croatian: jahalište — schooling of a horse
- Serbo-Croatian: jahaonica — schooling of a horse
- Spanish: adiestramiento — schooling of a horse
- Spanish: entrenamiento — schooling of a horse
- Swedish: dressyr — schooling of a horse
- Swedish: hästdressyr — schooling of a horse
- Chinese Mandarin: 盛裝舞步 /盛装舞步 (shèngzhuāng wǔbù) — horse sport
- Finnish: kouluratsastus — horse sport
- French: dressage — horse sport
- German: Dressurreiten — horse sport
- Hungarian: díjlovaglás — horse sport
- Indonesian: tunggang serasi — horse sport
- Italian: dressage — horse sport
- Japanese: 馬場馬術 (baba bajutsu) — horse sport
- Japanese: ドレッサージュ (doressāju) — horse sport
- Korean: 마장마술 (majangmasul) — horse sport
- Polish: ujeżdżenie — horse sport
- Russian: вы́ездка (výjezdka) — horse sport
- Spanish: adiestramiento — horse sport
- Spanish: doma clásica — horse sport
- Swedish: dressyr — horse sport
- Swedish: hästdressyr — horse sport
- Bulgarian: парку́р (parkúr) — event of the horse sport
- Finnish: kouluratsastus — event of the horse sport
- German: Turnier — event of the horse sport
- German: Reitschau — event of the horse sport
- German: Springreiten — event of the horse sport
- German: Dressurwettkampf — event of the horse sport
- Russian: вы́ездка (výjezdka) — event of the horse sport
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